byrds

Folk rock legend Roger McGuinn returns to Utica later this year when he performs at the Stanley Theatre on Sunday November 10 part of the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute's Great Artists Series.

Given their rocky past, it’s amazing that former Byrds frontman and lead guitarist Roger McGuinn and co-songwriter/singer and rhythm guitarist David Crosby are even on speaking terms, no less friends. Still, a new article suggests that it's unlikely they will do anything to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary in 2014.

Chip's Clip for today - This song was written and originally performed by Bob Dylan, but the Byrds' recording of the song was influential in initiating the sub-genre "Folk Rock", which lead many contemporary bands to mimic its fusion of jangly guitars and intellectual lyrics in the wake of the single's success...